2005 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

I OWN A 2005 VOLVO XC 90 MODEL T6 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE CAR FAILED AND I GOT THE "URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE" WARNING. VOLVO INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE COST (MINUS A $160 "DIAGNOSIS PLUS MY TOWING COSTS). AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I SAW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 T6 MODELS; ALL CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH LOW MILEAGE, IN SOME CASES MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS INVOLVED. SEE ATTACHED LINK: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F18A651 TALKING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS BECAUSE THEY USED A GM TRANSMISSION THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE POWER OF THE ENGINE (OR PERHAPS THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR). THEY INSTALLED A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION, THEY CLAIM WITH "BEEFED UP" CLUTCH PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE BULLETINS SINCE 2008 ABOUT LEAKS FROM THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID (LEADING TO FAILURES AS WELL). IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE FAILURES. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT UNDERWAY AS WELL. IN MY CASE, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, AS I WAS ABLE TO FIND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION AFTER JUST A FEW SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCHES. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION, AND IF WARRANTED, A RECALL AND COMPENSATION (THE USED CAR VALUE FOR THIS CAR HAVE DROPPED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS). I BELIEVE VOLVO IS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO COVER IT UP AND MINIMIZE THEIR COSTS. *TR

COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARINGS BREAKDOWN IN NOV 2009 AND HAD REPAIRS DONE AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; AUGUST 2010 CYLINDER HEAD LEAK/CRACK WHICH BRINGS OIL TO WATER COOLANT. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED TO GET RID OF CAR 2005 XC 90 V8 VOLVO. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR. TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ENGINE AND NEW TRANSMISSION TOO MUCH $$$ FOR THIS VOLVO. WITH NO GUARANTEE. VOLVO NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE BAD QUALITY OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SO MANY CARS ON THE ROAD. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

THIS IS A SECOND REPORT I SUBMIT. THE OTHER DAY I JUST REPORTED MALFUNCTION OF TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OF MY VOLVO XC90, 2.5T, 2005. I TESTED AND OBSERVED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAREFULLY AND I THINK THE POTENTIAL SEVERE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, OR, MAYBE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, WILL CAUSE FATAL INCIDENTS. ITS PERFORMANCE IS TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. IT REFUSED TO RESPOND AT ANY TIME, EITHER STOPPED OR RUNNING. MOREOVER, I FOUND THAT SOMETIMES A RIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE LEVER GIVES A LEFT SIGNAL, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HERE I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF VOLVO XC90 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM BE CONDUCTED THOROUGHLY. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT ALL TO HEAR ANY FATAL INCIDENT CAUSED BY THE UNPREDICTABLE MALFUNCTION. AND I HOPE THIS COULD BE PART OF A RECALL. INTERESTINGLY, I OBSERVED THAT ALL THE FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE SWITCH LEVER EITHER DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER OR WORKS WELL ALTOGETHER. THIS PARTIALLY SUPPORT THAT THERE IS DEFECT IN THE CONTROL MODULE. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE INVESTIGATION. I ALSO HAVE TWO WITNESSES WHO HELPED ME TO TEST DRIVE MY XC90. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED VOLVO XC90, 2.5T MODEL, MANUFACTURED IN 2005. AND YESTERDAY I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 30 MILES. VOLVO IS FAMOUS FOR VARIOUS SAFETY FEATURES. HOWEVER, I FOUND THAT FOR MANY TIMES THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER DID NOT WORK WELL, WHICH REALLY SCARED ME AND ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES ON HIGHWAY 610 OF HOUSTON. THE SYMPTOM OF MALFUNCTION IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I MOVE THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, IT EITHER DID NOT RESPOND OR SHOWED A "LAG". AND SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL KEPT FLASHING LEFT, EVEN I GAVE LEFT TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPORTED THIS POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION TO YOU BECAUSE I JUST READ THE NEWS ON HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/6669043/RECALLS/NHTSA-INVESTIGATES-2004-2005-VOLVO-XC90-FOR-FAULTY-LIGHTS-SIGNALS/INDEX.HTML, WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT ONLY AN INDIVIDUAL CASE. HOPE YOU CAN HAVE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL. THANK YOU. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES NEED TO FLIP THE CONTROL BAR FOR MULTIPLE TIMES. FAIRLY DANGEROUS FOR CHANGING LANES OR TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. PUSHING THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER DOWNWARD MAKES THE SIGNAL WORK. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 T6, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 64K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED UNEXPECTEDLY ON I95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER A PROGRAM UPGRADE 3 WEEKS EARLIER. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES BUT UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE, "HOPING THIS FIXES IT..." AFTER COMPLETE FAILURE, VEHICLE TAKEN ON FLATBED TO DON BEYER VOLVO WHO DIAGNOSED FAILURE AS A "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS AT NO COST. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 IN WHICH MY LOW BEAM LIGHT JUST CUTS OUT. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. I WAS LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY NOW AND THAT A RECALL MAY BE ISSUED. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED TODAY THAT A FRIEND WITH A VOLVO CROSSCOUNTRY WAGON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL THE CEM WAS REPLACED. *TR

VOLVO XC90 2005 V8 - COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE LEADING TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF VOLVO XC90 T6. KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS BAD. LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED! "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM AND REPLACED FLUID. TO NO AVAIL AND WAS LEFT STRANDED! I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE!! *TR

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90'S TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER WHICH IN TURN REQUIRED SEVERAL CARS TO HAVE TO "SLAM" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEIR "SLAMMING" ON THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND THEM TO HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THEM. AFTER TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND LEARNING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DID A SEARCH ON OUR CAR MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND THAT I WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE FIRST PERSON TO EXPERIENCE A TERRIFYING EVENT LIKE THIS DUE TO VOLVO'S TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ACCOUNTS WHERE PEOPLES CARS SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS USUAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT I THINK THE NTSB NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE DUE TO VOLVO'S REFUSAL TO EITHER ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN ENTIRE FAMILY IS HURT OR KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT THE TOYOTA MISTAKES. *TR